A Chess Tournament
Presented by Jeremy James
'Oh dear, another rotten position ... seems that the younger you are, the better you play the opening ... '
GEORGE BOTTERILL , former British Champion, commenting on the third game of a titanic struggle with 13-year-old JULIAN HODGSON , who beat his first ' Master' at the age of 11 and was London Amateur Champion at 12.
A chance to see the second of our rising young stars in this knock-out tournament for the BBC2 chess trophy and a first prize of L250. Round 1, Game 3
Julian Hodgson , the youngest player ever to compete in the recent Hastings Challenge tournament v
George Botterill , lecturer at Aberystwyth University, who played No 1 board for Wales in last year's chess Olympics.
Expert analysis by Leonard Barden
'Designer JOHN BONE
Director GEOFF WALMSLEY Producer ROBERT TONER